Isareth the Awakener
~$0.26 low · ~$0.80 high
Black. Legendary Creature — Human Wizard
Foundations Jumpstart #68 · Illustrated by Hisashi Momose
Foundations Jumpstart #68 · Illustrated by Hisashi MomoseWhat is Isareth the Awakener worth?
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TCGplayer market prices in USD, updated October 14, 2026. Each price is for one printing and one finish.
Oracle text
Deathtouch
Whenever Isareth attacks, you may pay 
. When you do, return target creature card with mana value X from your graveyard to the battlefield with a corpse counter on it. If that creature would leave the battlefield, exile it instead of putting it anywhere else.
3/3
Format legality
All 4 printings of Isareth the Awakener
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Foundations Jumpstart j25 #68· 2024rare· Cardmarket €0.26 | rare | $0.33 | No foil printing | €0.26 | |
 Commander Masters cmm #168· 2023uncommon· Cardmarket €0.11 · €0.24 foil | uncommon | $0.27 | $0.27 | €0.11€0.24 foil | |
 Core Set 2019 m19 #104· 2018rare· Cardmarket €0.14 · €0.71 foil | rare | $0.26 | $0.48 | €0.14€0.71 foil | |
 Core Set 2019 Promos pm19 #104s· 2018Promorare· Cardmarket €1.10 foil | rare | No non-foil printing | $0.80 | €1.10 foil |
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Card details
- First printed
- 2018
- Printings
- 4
- Mana value
- 3
- EDHREC rank
- #14,879 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Keywords
- Deathtouch
- Artists
- Hisashi Momose, Jason Rainville
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Foundations Jumpstart card (#68).
0068 · J25 · R · EN
- 0068Collector number: this card's place in the set list.
- J25Set code for Foundations Jumpstart
- RRare
- ENPrinted in English
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Rulings (6)
2018-07-13
Because all attacking creatures are chosen at once, a creature returned this way can't attack during the same combat as it returns, even if it has haste.
2018-07-13
Because to die means to be put into a graveyard from the battlefield, a creature that is exiled instead doesn't "die." Abilities that would trigger when it dies won't trigger.
2018-07-13
Isareth's triggered ability goes on the stack without a target. While that ability is resolving, you may pay
. When you do, a second ability triggers and you pick a target creature card to return. This is different from abilities that say "If you do . . ." in that players may cast spells and activate abilities after mana is paid and the target creature card is chosen, but before that card is returned.2018-07-13
If a card in your graveyard has
in its mana cost, X is considered to be 0.2018-07-13
If you somehow remove a corpse counter from a creature Isareth has returned to the battlefield, the replacement effect that will exile it continues to apply. The counter is only to help remind you which creatures will be exiled if they would leave the battlefield.
2018-07-13
If Isareth leaves the battlefield, the replacement effect continues to apply. If one of the creatures it returned would leave the battlefield, it'll be exiled instead.
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